The original body model of the friendly alien character ET from the hit sci-fi film of the same name is being auctioned later this month and expected to fetch up to 900,000 dollars.

The Duchess of Edinburgh, Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney and UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy were all in Edinburgh.

It comes as Downing Street labelled Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s resistance to accepting a ceasefire without conditions as ‘disappointing’.